Secondary Outdoor Education Meets Bush School
Over the last few weeks, our Year 11 Certificate II Outdoor Recreation students at Carey Forrestdale have taught Year 6 students fire-cooking skills as part of Bush School. The sessions have covered fire safety, circle setup, controlled fire building and campfire cooking. The mentoring and …
Illustrator Marc McBride Visits Carey
Illustrator Marc McBride visited Primary and Secondary students recently to wrap up Book Week festivities and celebrate the Carey Arts Festival. Marc may be best known for his cover illustrations adorning the best-selling series Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda, but he has illustrated more than 200 …
Aviation Students Take Flight
As part of an unforgettable excursion, our Year 9 Aviation students recently had their first experience of flying a plane themselves! Through our partnership with the Royal Aero Club of WA, the students had the incredible opportunity to pilot a Cessna 152 with an instructor. …
Carey Forrestdale Team Compete in State Equestrian Interschools Event
In April, three Carey Forrestdale Secondary students, Mia, Taylor and Sophie, competed in the Equestrian WA Interschool State Championship, held across four days at the State Equestrian Centre in Brigadoon. The competition involved various events such as dressage, vaulting, jumping, show horse and combined training. …
Carey Arts Festival 2023
Get ready for a burst of creativity at the Carey Arts Festival 2023! Experience the annual dance and cheer showcases, drama workshops and an inspiring art and photography exhibition. Plus movie clip screenings and a Visual Art Masterclass night, where parents and friends can explore …
Read, Grow, Inspire – Book Week at Carey Forrestdale
Our whole school transformed as we celebrated Book Week and came together with a celebration of various characters! Our staff collectively came as Roald Dahl characters and our students were equally as impressive with their array of costumes. Our fantastic teachers entertained the crowd with …
Children’s Laureate Visit Ignites Imagination
To kick off Book Week, our Year 5 students were visited by author, illustrator, and Australian Children’s Laureate (2022-2023) Gabrielle Wang last Monday. Gabrielle shared generously about her past, growing up in Melbourne as the only Chinese girl in her neighbourhood, and her process as …
New Principal Announcement – Carey Forrestdale
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Scott Puzey as the new Principal of Carey Baptist College Forrestdale commencing January 2024. Mr Puzey comes with vast experience in a number of Christian leadership roles. Most recently, serving in leadership at Swan Christian College. …
Generations at Carey – Emma Shaw’s Alumni Story
Emma Shaw (Class of 2009) is not only one of our brilliant teachers in the Primary School, but she’s also a former student and now a Carey mum! Emma started as a Year 8 student in 2005, met her husband Theo in high school …
Carey Forrestdale Stage 2A and 2B STEAM Build Opening
Today marked the official opening of the Forrestdale Campus Stage 2A and 2B STEAM Build! It was wonderful to share this special occasion with our Carey community, our builders Classic Contractors, architect Brad Quartermaine, representatives from AISWA, our student leadership and the City of Armadale. …
